Harrison M. Kosmider

Shareholder

(918) 574-3038
harrison.kosmider@mcafeetaft.com
Tulsa

Overview

Harrison Kosmider is a trial lawyer who represents management in all aspects of employment law and litigation. His practice frequently involves the representation of employers in claims and lawsuits arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as defending against charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state agencies.

In addition to his litigation practice, Harrison counsels clients on a broad range of compliance and policy matters arising from the employer-employee relationship, including employment agreements, arbitration provisions and programs, wage and hour law, employee handbook policies and procedures, discipline and termination, severance agreements, drug and alcohol testing, and best practices for avoiding discrimination, harassment, retaliation and unlawful termination charges.

A portion of Harrison’s practice is devoted to general civil and business litigation.

Harrison’s achievements have earned him inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (employment law – management; litigation – labor and employment), Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (labor and employment law – management; labor and employment litigation) and Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ list of “Oklahoma Rising Stars,” which recognizes the state’s top up-and-coming attorneys.

Representative Experience

  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an international drilling company on claims of Title VII failure to promote, retaliation, hostile work environment, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
  • Obtained summary judgment on tortious interference with business claim in Tulsa County District Court.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a national insurance provider on bad faith and breach of contract claims in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
  • Won Tenth Circuit appeal of bad faith and breach of contract claims, which included overturning existing Tenth Circuit authority.
  • Obtained dismissal of bad faith and breach of contract claims on behalf of a national insurance provider in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
  • Obtained vacation of an improperly imposed temporary injunction and attorneys’ fees in Wagoner County District Court.
  • Represented a national satellite television provider in several wage and hour actions.

Honors and Awards

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2027)
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2022–2025)
  • Named to Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ list of “Oklahoma Rising Stars” (2021–2024)

Professional Organizations and Memberships

  • Tulsa County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • Council Oak Johnson-Sontag American Inn of Court
  • SHRM Tulsa (Vice President, Legislative Affairs)

Speaking Engagements

  • Developing MVPs: Job Descriptions, Evaluations, and Performance Documentation

    EmployerLINC26: Champions of the Workplace

    March 12, 2026
    | Tulsa, OK
  • Stump the Lawyer

    TAHRA Employment Law & Practices Seminar

    November 6, 2025
    | Tulsa, OK
  • Employment Law Issues in Recruitment and Hiring

    EmployerLINC25: HR Land

    April 4, 2025
    | Tulsa, OK
  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Oklahoma Non-Profit EMS Ambulance Association

    April 19, 2024
    | Muskogee, OK
  • Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto: Technology in the Workplace

    EmployerLINC24: Workplace Soundtrack

    March 6, 2024
    | Tulsa, OK
  • Do or Do Not, There is No Try: Getting the FLSA Right

    EmployerLINC23: HR in Reel Life

    March 30, 2023
    | Tulsa, OK
  • Oklahoma, 2014
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • J.D., with honors, University of Oklahoma, 2014
    • Assistant Articles Editor, Oklahoma Law Review; Order of the Coif; 3 American Jurisprudence Awards
  • B.A. (Political Science), University of North Carolina, 2006